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Only 42 of Iowa’s 99 counties gained population in 2025—and the growing counties cluster in and around the state’s metropolitan areas.

In FY27, Iowa's total appropriations reached $11.3 billion. The General Fund made up 85.7% of the total at $9.65 billion, with the remaining $1.61 billion drawn from other appropriated funds. Total appropri

Iowa gained 3,400 nonfarm jobs in May, with government employment growing by 800 and private-sector employment growing by 2,600.

Iowa ranks 47th for its rate of total homelessness, 38th for chronic homelessness, 49th for unsheltered homelessness, 38th for severely mentally ill homelessness, and 37th for homeless with chronic substanc